Past Events

What Do Men Want? Hot Clothes!"
August 27 2007 5:30-7:30 PM
An evening with Howard Bloom, Bruce Damer, Carter Emmart, Leonid Gurevitch, and Second Life.

Spring Synesthesia: word, music, & image"
April 21 2007 4pm to 6pm
Featuring Poets / Musicians, E.J. Antonio, Anne Cammon, Elizabeth Harrington, Paul Knopf, Brant Lyon, Joanne McFarland, Velez Moore, Frank Simone, & Robin-Small McCarthy

[H]ERrate: Women, Art and Revolution"
March 29 2007 05:30 07:30
Judith Brodsky, Ferris Olin, Jeannette Watson

Invite you to A FUND RAISER For Lynn Hershman Leeson's Documentary on the Feminist Art Movement, 1968 to 2007

“Making History in the 1970s: EVENT LOCATION: Theatre City University of New York 365 Fifth Avenue (between 34 & 35th Streets) New York NY, 10016"
March 05 2007 6:30 PM
A discussion and celebration with many of the original members, plus a slideshow of works exhibited in the early years. A Women's History Month event co-sponsored by the Doctoral Program in Art History and the Certificate Program in Women's Studies of the City University of New York.

Sandy Gellis: A Visual Story from the Northlands Glass Workshop in the Highlands of Scotland,"
March 02 2007 6-7:30pm

The Sound of Pattern"
February 20 2007 6pm 7:30pm
John Kiehl-Soundtrack Studios, Marty Quinn-Design Rhythmics, and guests.

Wollstonecraft Live! A multimedia history of Mary Wollstonecraft"
February 16 2007 6-7:30 PM
Presented by Fragments & Monuments, London. Anna Birch director/producer and Kaethe Fine writer.

Reception for the Feminist Art Project @ CAA"
February 15 2007 7:30pm

2006

Carolyn Martin: Artist's Talk on "Fences"
June 17 2006 2:00pm 4:00pm

Poetry/Art Collaborations: 7:30pm"
June 08 2006 7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Francie Shaw, Susan Bee, Bob Perelman, Charles Bernstein

Gallery Talk"
May 25 2006 6:30 PM
Ann Schaumburger will talk about her work Thursday May 25 at 6:30 PM.

Feminist Fashion Show "
May 20 2006 5:00pm 7:00pm
A installation of feminist-inspired clothing inspired by 16 artists and designers. (Note: Viewers pass through the fashion show installation at their own pace; the average viewing time is about five minutes. The show will run until 7:00pm.) Artists/Designers: Diane Arrieta, Deborah Bohnert, Denise DiJoseph, Michelle Fried, Denise Nicole Green, Karen J. Hay, Hannah Howard, Robyn Jordan, Angela Keslar, Hyun Jung Kim, Kpoene Kofi-Bruce, Cynthia Krewson, Vivian Massry, Jane Allen Nodine, Hope Perkins, and Galen Warden.

"Being in Space" Closing Reception"
February 04 2006 5:00 7:00

2005

X Factor: Bias in the Artworld, 6:30 - 8:00pm"
September 20 2005
Allen shook the art world with his May 2005 cover article in the Times’ Arts and Leisure section titled “The X Factor: Is the Art Market Rational or Biased?” This article sought to prove that art made by women fetches prices significantly lower than that made by men. He closes the piece by stating, “Asking why women’s art sells for less than men’s elicits a long and complex answer with endless caveats, entirely germane qualifiers and diverse, sometimes contradictory reasons. But there is also a short and simple, if unpopular answer that none of those explanations can trump. Women’s art sells for less because it is made by women.” The event, organized by A.I.R. fellow Sarah Blackwelder, is the first in an evening event series called Night A.I.R., which will be held throughout the 2005-2006 season.

Screening of "Swaraaj: The Little Republic""
June 10 2005
"Swaraaj" directed by Anwar Jamal is a layered work. The screenplay is by Anwar's wife Sehjo Singh, who is also the executive producer of the film. "Swaraaj" was inspired by the fearless crusading zeal of Leelavati, a panchayat member in Madurai who lost her life in opposing the tanker mafia to get water for her village. The feature film is set in Rajasthan and is a tribute to the intrepidity and collective power of women. (from "The Hindu" Online edition of India's National Newspaper Tuesday, Jan 21, 2003. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/21/stories/2003012100050100.htm)

The Water Carriers Opening Reception and Panel Discussion"
June 03 2005
Panelists include: Moderator, Joakim Harlin, Water Resources Specialist, Energy and Environment Group, UN Development Programme; Marcia Brewster, Interagency Gender and Water Task Force, UN; Cayetana Carrion, Coordinator for Sustainable Development, WEDO; Eirah Gorre-Dale, Special Representative of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council to the United Nations; Petal Samuel, student representative, Marymount School.

Opening Reception: National Artists Group Show and Peetie Van Etten"
February 10 2005

Opening Reception:"
January 13 2005
Barbara Roux, Naomi Lifschitz and Emily Caigan

2004

Opening Reception: Recent work by Carol Ross, new collage by Andrea Fuhrman, and in Gallery III, "Joyride, hellride, or time for Jesus?", drawings by Elizabeth Zechel."
October 14 2004

Garrett Fisher Ensemble performance of "voICE""
September 18 2004

Garrett Fisher Ensemble performance of "voICE""
September 17 2004

Garrett Fisher Ensemble performance of "voICE""
September 16 2004
The interdisciplinary performance voICE, created by Garrett Fisher, combines original music by Fisher with voice, sounds and movement by AC Petersen and life masks cast in ice by McCagg. The text of voICE was dictated by the S.S. for the Hungarian Jews in Auschwitz to send to their Magyar families. The postcards, putatively sent from the Austrian resort town of Waldsee, obscure the reality of concentration-camp life

Opening Reception: "Louise McCagg: Face Prints""
September 16 2004

"The George W. Bush Coloring Book," Book Signing with Illustrator and show Curator, Karen A. Ocker"
August 28 2004

Opening Reception: "Constructions", "The Intimate is the Universal", and "Aftermath""
May 26 2004
Opening for artists: Carol Boram-Hays, Phyllis Ewen, Cinda Kelly, Meg wlaker, Maria Egea, Nanna Tursini, Luz Maria Varela, Leigh Burton and Wendy Hirschberg

Opening Reception: JoAnne McFarland, Elspeth Lamb and the 494 Gallery Artists"
April 29 2004

The Importance of the Exchange of Ideas Internationally"
April 21 2004
This discussion takes place as an extension of the exhibition, “Plays Well With Others.” The event is free and open to the public. The free flow of creative ideas is not just the life blood of the artistic community, it is vital to human progress, shaping our world from the best of what each culture has to offer. The panel will both reflect on the value of the exchange of ideas internationally and explore how stringent security measures and the global perception of American policy after the trauma of Sept. 11th may be affecting the flow.

2004 Benefit Raffle Drawing
March 28 2004
Artwork generously donated by Judy Pfaff. (Untitled, 2002, Mixed media on manuscript paper: Paper size: 9 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches, 24.1 x 69.9 cm; Framed size: 15 x 32 7/8 inches, 38.1 x 83.5 cm.) $20 per ticket -- available until the time of the drawing. Participants need not be present to win.

Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care Reception and Greeting.
March 16 2004
RSVP by 3/9 to 212.794.6430

generations.o4 Opening Reception
March 04 2004
Celebrate the opening of generations.o4 and participate in the silent auction to benefit the participating artists, A.I.R. and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice Care. (Note: the Silent Auction continues for the duration of the exhibition.)

2003

Opening Reception for Jessie Nebraska Gifford and Judith McCrea
December 04 2003

Artists' Postcards
June 24 2003 - July 19 2003
Show and Sale of
400 small unique works

2002

2001

Tributary Closing Party
May 19 2001
A multi-genre performance night to mark the closing of Tributary 2001 including DJ Carol C., Kte the Creator, Maia Conty, Rozz Nash, Liza Jessie Peterson, Nicole Johnson, Jessica Viscomi, Tessa Coburn, Basya Schechter and Tysan. $7-$20 suggested cover at the door.

Dance and Movement
May 16 2001
The city's premiere dancers and performance artists including Mahina Movement, Dawn Crandell, Tysan, Ariel Osterweis, Trouble, Moeno Wakamatsu, Sarah Connolly, Heather Mabin, and Shalewa Mackall w/Dunia Best. $7-$20 suggested cover at the door.

Youth Artists
May 12 2001
An emerging group of talented young performers including Alison McGlynn, Isabel Capellan, Clara Baez, Lauren Paventi, Johanna Jones, Stephanie Marrero, Denise Rodriguez, Natalie Rodriguez and Luisiana Baez. $7-$20 suggested cover at the door.

Spoken Word/Music
May 10 2001
A talented array of women poets and singers including Momma Sandi, Doreen Younglove, Chia-ti, Danni B., Martha Caberera Estevez, Andrea Atsuko Dunhma, Celina, Olive Demetrius, Alyssa Robbins, Rhea Vedro 7 Crystal, and Queen God-is. $7-$20 suggested cover at the door.

Hip Hop
May 05 2001
NYC's best mc's, vocalists and dj's including Invincible, InfiniTEE, Soulstice, Yejide the Night Queen, Tasneem, Symantix, Phoenix, Bassey, Kadiatou Sibi, Shonah Skinner, Mahogany Jones. $7-$20 suggested cover at the door.

Women Filmmakers
May 03 2001
Some of the most exciting shorts made by women filmmakers including Christina Ibarra, Shanti Thakur, Sabine Blaizin, Drena DeNiro, Phoenix, Vanessa Gockseh, Sylke Rene Meyer, Leba Haber Rubinoff, Titia Di Feliciatomio and Jane C. Wagner, Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafelli, Paula Ewin and Boakyewaa Boakya. $7-$20 suggested sliding-scale cover at the door.

M/E/A/N/I/N/G Forum: Is Resistance Futile?
May 01 2001
A panel discussion to consider ideas of resistance, assimilation and participation, organized by Susan Bee and Mira Schor, editors of "M/E/A/N/I/N/G: An Anthology of Artists' Writings, Theory and Criticism," including Daryl Chin, David Humphrey, Barbara Pollack, and Lucio Pozzi. $4 suggested donation at the door.

Tributary Opening Party
April 28 2001
A blowout of performers from dance to spoken word to music including DJ Jeannie Hopper, Florence Love Yoo, Eisa Davis, Black Flamingo, Imani Uzuri, Meredith Levande, Dawn Crandell and Spiteast.

Tributary Opening Reception
April 24 2001
Celebrate the opening of the Tributary Benefit Exhibition and Event Series.

Tributary Event Series
April 24 2001 - May 19 2001
A month-long series of events celebrating women artists in spoken word, dance, music and film.

E.mergence: Listening
January 30 2001 - February 24 2001
Sonic Portraits from Lauren Weinger will be on exhibit in Gallery I.

E.mergence: Women in New Media
January 06 2001 - January 27 2001
Technically Engaged curated by Jennifer Crowe on exhibit in Gallery II.

2000

E.mergence: An Evening of Presentations
January 20 2000
E.mergence features presentations by female artists working in digital, electronic, and new media. The inaugural event in this series proudly announces the following artists: Nancy Meli Walker and Molly Kittle from NNeng M; Jennifer McCoy presenting Airworld; and Camille Utterback will demonstrate the interactive installation Text Rain.

1999

Not for Sale: The Feminist Art Movement in the U.S., 1970-79
December 16 1999
A video-history directed by Laura Cottingham

Art Songs: Vocal Interpretations in the Visual Arts
November 18 1999
Performed by Lyric Coloratura Soprano Christine Matovich Sarrau

Subway Art:A Dialogue between Faith Ringgold and Nancy Spero on Their Public Art Commissions
October 21 1999
Faith Riggold and Nancy Spero discuss their mosaics for the 125th Street and Lincoln Center subway stations

1998

Zenatech: A Four-Evening series of talks by Women, Art, Technology
June 18 1998
Performances by Prema Murthy, Janene Higgins, Zeena Parkins 8-9pm

Zenatech: A Four-Evening series of talks by Women, Art, Technology
June 11 1998 - June 01 1998
Faith Wilding, Eve Sussman, Janene Higgins. 6:30pm-8:00pm

Zenatech: A Four-Evening series of talks by Women, Art, Technology
June 04 1998
Toni Dove, Prema Murthy, Doris Vila. 6:30-8pm

Zenatech: A Four-Evening series of talks by Women, Art, Technology
May 28 1998
Helen Thorington, M.R. Petit, Adrienne Wortzel. 6:30-8pm

The Impact of Digital on Contemporary Art
April 16 1998
A panel discussion moderated by Michi Itami. Panelists include Roz Dimon, artist; Eleanor Heartney, writer; David A. Ross, Director, Whitney Museum of Contemporary Art; Jack Tilton, Jack Tilton Gallery

A.I.R. Gallery Group Show At Canessa Gallery, San Francisco"
April 05 1998 - April 30 1998
A.I.R. Gallery artists exhibit in San Francisco as part of its 25th Anniversary Celebration. The host gallery, Canessa Gallery at 708 Montgomery St. at Columbus, has exhibited contemporary art since 1966.

25 Years of A.I.R.
February 11 1998 - March 25 1998
A.I.R. celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a group show of its current and former artist-members: 60 women artists. Curated by Elke Solomon and Lilly Wei, the exhibition is on view at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn.

The Digital Print: Exhibition and Workshop
January 06 1998 - January 24 1998
Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 2500CP large-format color printer is available for women artists to produce large-format output. Artists-in-Residence Helen Golden and Judi Moncrieff of Unique EditionsT will be available for informal discussion with artists and gallery visitors.

1997

Committing Heresies: The History of a Unique Women's Magazine
November 25 1997
A panel discussion moderated by Carey Lovelace with some of the founding members of the Heresies Collective, including Lucy Lippard, Elizabeth Hess, Susanna Torre and Joyce Kozloff.

Women and Abstraction
November 21 1997
A panel discussion moderated by Elke Solomon. Panelists to be announced.

What Happened to WAC?
November 04 1997
A roundtable discussion about the Women's Action Coalition and new models for advocacy groups.

Motherhood, Sacrifice and Infanticide
June 18 1997
Artist Ellen McMahon will discuss her research into the phenomenon of infanticide as maternal practice at its most conflicted moment.

May 21 1997
A.I.R. and Midmarch Arts Press present a round-table discussion on art world racism. Participants include Howardena Pindell, Daryl Chin, Michi Itami, Carolyn Martin, Nanette Carter, Arlene Raven, Ruth Bass, Janet Henry, Juan Sanchez and many others.

Not for Sale: The Feminist Art Movement in the U.S., 1970-79
May 13 1997
A screening of Laura Cottingham's video-documentary in progress about women artists in the 1970s, a history told mostly through rare footage of performances.

1996

A. I. R.: The Early Years
March 05 1996 - March 05 1997
In celebration of Women's History Month and of the gallery's upcoming 25th Anniversary, A.I.R. Gallery hosted a talk by the founding artist-members of the gallery: Dotty Attie, Mary Grigoriadis, Susan Williams and Barbara Zucker.